GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| clientele | a body of clients |